The Top 6 Stories Of 2008 Big Ten Football
It was a year that produced Joe Paterno’s last major bowl, a prime-time battle in Columbus and a new era in Michigan. Read about 2008 Big Ten football.
It was a year that produced Joe Paterno’s last major bowl, a prime-time battle in Columbus and a new era in Michigan. Read about 2008 Big Ten football.
Notre Dame was coming off a disastrous 2007 season. With head coach Charlie Weis now in his fourth year, and sophomore quarterback Jimmy Clausen having some experience under his belt, the program needed significant improvement. Whether the 2008 Notre Dame football made “significant” improvement, they at least recovered and got back to a bowl game.
The Florida Gators and Oklahoma Sooners each had recent national championships under their belt, in 2006 and 2000 respectively. The 2008 season didn’t always go smoothly for either program, and each hit a bump in the road. But they ended in Miami, playing each other for the BCS National Championship. Here’s a look back on how we arrived at the 2008 Florida-Oklahoma game, and how it unfolded.